In this Feb. 23, 2009, file photo House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, center, looks on as President Barack Obama, left, talks to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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The Dems are poised for disaster in the upcoming election, and that’s not because President Obama has been too far to the left, or because he didn’t defend his policies well. If Republicans trounce the Dems, it will be because of the economy, Paul Krugman writes for the New York Times. President Obama’s fiscal stimulus was far too small, and the Democrats are about to pay the price.

Because the stimulus was inadequate, “the perception is that the administration’s policies have failed,” Krugman writes. But putting Republicans back in power would make things even worse; they’ve “learned nothing from the economic crisis, except that doing everything they can to undermine Mr. Obama is a winning political strategy. Tax cuts and deregulation are still the alpha and omega of their economic vision.” If they don’t do as well as predicted, maybe Obama will get a chance to put things right. But that’s unlikely—it looks like “we’re about to hit rock bottom.”

The only way it could get any worse is if the Constitution is devalued any more than it has been in the past two years. The United States should make it fine going forward after making it with our freedoms in tact over two hundred years. How can Politicians think they can solve World problems until we solve our own problems in America. Transparency gone,back door deals should be gone,Major money deals for votes should be gone. These are what the American voters are so angry about,not because you are Democrat or Republican.Americans should solve American problems,Muslims should solve Muslim problems and other nations should at least try to solve their own problems. Europe is starting to try to solve them. After November 2 Mid Term election we in America will finally try to solve our major problems.Think about it.

AtlanticCapers

Oct 26, 2010 1:05 AM CDT

Barack Obama is on the precipice of one of the greatest military failures in the history of the United States of America. Hamid Karzai is openly chastising Obama's mercenaries who have turned Afghanistan into Obama's private shooting gallery, torture grounds, and concentration camp. Karzai is rightly allying with Iran to bring stability to the region while cutting America out of the loop. Thank God. We have no business in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, or anywhere else over there. Our troops, by any measure, are miserable failures. None of this had to happen. All people with a minimal sense of reality and decency begged Obama not to do this to Afghanistan. We warned him. We told him he was crazy. But he would have none of it. He traded in the Democratic Party and will get less than nothing in return. Obama is truly the worst thing ever to happen to a once great nation. Don't ever forget it.

Dennis Robbins

Oct 25, 2010 10:31 PM CDT

The Democrat Party has lost its footing completely on its own. There is no one to blame for the disaster that is the Pelosi led House. The lady is as dumb as she is dishonest, and that would be complimentary. Sure, "It's The Economy, Stupid" plays its part ... but to think it is the sole driver of voter discontent is to miss a much larger picture. And it's not a pretty one -- what is playing out in full view of the world is a voter re-assessment of having elected the most radical and destructive president in American history. This is a man who couldn't be further from Core American Values, the phrase he used in a radio interview that aired today where he assured Hispanics he would push an immigration overhaul following the midterm elections, despite Republican opposition. So continue to throw those wet blankets over the Republican Party if you wish ... while you weren't looking, a bunch of new Conservatives were being groomed to bring some common sense back to Washington. Liberals have been famous for dissing the Bush years by saying "You want more of the same?" Well, guess what bed wetters ... what goes around, comes around! And we're not having MORE OF THE SAME.